Planetary hours
in Dortmund.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:53
- 8☉︎ Sun14:53 – 16:10
- 9♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 20:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:01
- 2♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:44
- 3☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:27
- 4♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 00:53
- 6☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:45
- 10☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.